Judge voids Jackson petition on hiring in-house lawyers

Plea for in-house counsel null and void, judge rules

1:22 AM,
Aug. 17, 2013

Raymond Cattonar, who leads the Jackson Tax Payer's Association, is shown in state Superior Court in Toms River on Friday. The court ruled that a ballot question that would have rid Jackson of its team of outsourced lawyers will not be included in the November election.

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Township residents will not get the chance to vote this November on a ballot question that would have rid Jackson of its team of outsourced lawyers and replaced them with in-house counsel.

A petition signed last year by about 700 residents to establish a Department of Law for the township and share legal services with Jackson's Board of Education was ruled null and void Friday in a Toms River courtroom.

Raymond Cattonar, who leads the Jackson Tax Payer's Association, has argued the switch to in-house counsel and sharing services could save tens of thousands of dollars, if not more. ...